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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
138 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012


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...THE WEST CHICAGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1998 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         75    305 PM  80          68      7       MM       
  MINIMUM         56    955 PM  30          44     12       MM       
  AVERAGE         66                        56     10       MM      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          1.22        0.14   0.15    MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.59  -0.12    MM       
  SINCE JAN 1      6.23                      9.03  -2.80    MM       
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        41    -29       MM       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         0     13       MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     44                         4     40       MM       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                


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THE WEST CHICAGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        83      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        34      2005                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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